The Trade Hub, with the Kenya Transport Association (KTA) has made significant progress towards ensuring KTA’s East Africa Heavy Commercial Vehicle Driver Development Institute (EAHCV) is fully operational by the end of 2013.

This month the Trade Hub completed registration of the EAHCV in Mombasa, Kenya. The institute is now incorporated under the Companies Act in Kenya.

The EAHCV has the potential to transform the way truck drivers are trained. Instead of learning on the job, the EAHCV driving simulators reproduce real-life road conditions. Drivers that are better trained have fewer accidents. The EAHCV is an investment in protecting a company’s assets but also in East Africa’s road safety.

As part of its business development  for the Institute, The Trade Hub met with two leaders in the East African transport sector, Ken Freight and Civicon Mombasa to promote the school’s curriculum and innovative simulator technology. Ken Freight is a premium transport and logistics provider with clients in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, D.R. Congo and South Sudan and has a team of over 70 drivers and a fleet of 30 trucks and trailers. Civicon has a fleet of 75 trucks with over 100 drivers. Finally, the Trade Hub visited the Bamburi Cement factory in Mombasa—one of the largest in Sub-Saharan Africa—to finalize plans for KTA’s driving school to train 2000 of the firm’s drivers. The Institute also expects 7000 drivers to be enrolled by Safe Way Right Way.

The Trade Hub and KTA hope to have the KTA Institute fully operational by December 31, 2013.